How Many Days to Make a Mold? Plastic Injection Mold Lead Time
“How many days to make a mold?” — a question asked as often as the quote itself, because in most projects time comes before money. The short answer: an aluminum mold is typically days to a few weeks, while a steel production mold is 8-12+ weeks. But “mold lead time” and “time to hold the first part in your hand” are different; in this article we explain all the steps and what determines the timeline. ...